Pharmacy Assistant Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Job Numbers and Growth

There were about 50,000 jobs for pharmacy assistants in the US in 2008. Compared to other occupations, unemployment for workers was ranked low. The percentage of employees without jobs in 2008 was 4%.

Area Job Conditions

The cities with the most jobs for pharmacy assistants are Madera (California), Bay City (Michigan), and Morristown (Tennessee), and cities with the least jobs are Milwaukee (Wisconsin), Phoenix (Arizona), and Fort Worth (Texas).

The highest salaries for workers are found in Denver (Colorado), San Jose (California), and Danbury (Connecticut), and the lowest-paying areas are in Anniston (Alabama), Tuscaloosa (Alabama), and Birmingham (Alabama).

Training and Education

People who want to work as employees should consider getting short-term on-the-job training. More than 10% of pharmacy assistants have a four year degree. About 59% of workers have attended college, but not earned a bachelor's degree. For 31% of employees a high school diploma was all that was required. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

About 23% of pharmacy assistants work part of the time. About 4% of workers are self-employed.

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Pharmacy Assistants Around the Country

In the list below, each metro area is rated for the relative popularity of pharmacy assistants compared to other locations (that is, jobs per population). Single or double up or down arrows indicate the relative popularity in that location. Within each state listing, metro areas are sorted by the actual number of jobs for pharmacy assistants.

Alabama

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Birmingham	$17,000	170
Tuscaloosa	$16,000	90
Montgomery	$21,000	80
Anniston	$18,000	60
Mobile	$21,000	40

Arizona

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Phoenix	$22,000	130

Arkansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Little Rock	$18,000	180
Fort Smith	$19,000	40

California

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Riverside	$22,000	910
San Diego	$25,000	740
Santa Ana	$23,000	630
Sacramento	$28,000	480
San Jose	$27,000	370
Oakland	$28,000	360
Bakersfield	$22,000	310
San Francisco		250
Oxnard	$24,000	200
Santa Barbara	$21,000	180
Fresno	$20,000	150
Santa Cruz	$24,000	140
Vallejo	$25,000	120
Madera	$20,000	90
Redding	$23,000	80
Chico	$22,000	60
Santa Rosa	$25,000	50

Colorado

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Denver	$30,000	210

Connecticut

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Hartford	$24,000	400
Bridgeport	$25,000	140
Norwich	$27,000	100
Danbury	$29,000	30

District of Columbia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Washington	$24,000	660

Florida

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Tampa	$19,000	1,100
West Palm Beach	$19,000	490
Orlando	$21,000	420
Fort Lauderdale	$21,000	380
Sarasota	$19,000	260
Jacksonville	$20,000	260
Deltona	$18,000	200
Pensacola	$19,000	180
Tallahassee	$21,000	170
Panama City	$19,000	120
Ocala	$19,000	100
Naples	$22,000	100
Gainesville	$19,000	80
Sebastian	$22,000	50

Georgia

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Atlanta	$20,000	920
Macon	$17,000	70
Athens	$19,000	70
Warner Robins	$17,000	60

Hawaii

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Honolulu	$23,000	150

Illinois

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Rockford	$23,000	80
Peoria	$20,000	70

Indiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Indianapolis	$20,000	750
Evansville	$24,000	50
South Bend	$19,000	50
Elkhart	$19,000	40
Muncie	$19,000	30
Columbus	$22,000	30

Kansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wichita	$18,000	60

Kentucky

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Lexington	$22,000	150
Louisville	$19,000	70

Louisiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers
New Orleans	$20,000	210
Shreveport	$24,000	150
Baton Rouge	$18,000	130

Maryland

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Baltimore	$22,000	350
Bethesda	$23,000	150
Hagerstown	$19,000	70

Massachusetts

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Boston	$24,000	680
Barnstable Town	$23,000	110
Springfield	$23,000	60
Framingham	$21,000	60
Lawrence	$25,000	40

Michigan

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Warren	$21,000	500
Detroit	$20,000	420
Bay City	$22,000	70

Minnesota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Minneapolis	$21,000	430
Rochester	$24,000	60

Mississippi

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Gulfport		60
Jackson	$22,000	50

Missouri

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
St Louis	$25,000	240
Kansas City	$22,000	170

Nebraska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Omaha	$22,000	120

Nevada

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Las Vegas	$25,000	110

New Hampshire

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Nashua	$20,000	30

New Jersey

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Edison	$20,000	800
Newark	$22,000	350
Camden	$20,000	230
Vineland	$22,000	50

New Mexico

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Albuquerque	$24,000	200
Las Cruces		120

New York

Location	Median Pay	Workers
New York	$23,000	2,060
Nassau	$26,000	350
Syracuse	$22,000	280
Rochester	$21,000	220
Buffalo	$23,000	150
Albany	$22,000	100
Poughkeepsie	$23,000	80

North Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Raleigh	$24,000	190
Charlotte	$20,000	180
Winston Salem	$18,000	80
Asheville	$18,000	40
Durham	$22,000	40

North Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Fargo	$21,000	80

Ohio

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Cincinnati	$20,000	640
Dayton	$23,000	240
Toledo	$21,000	210
Columbus	$22,000	210
Youngstown	$21,000	100

Oklahoma

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Oklahoma City	$18,000	260
Tulsa	$17,000	220
Lawton	$19,000	30

Pennsylvania

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Philadelphia	$23,000	610
Pittsburgh	$24,000	310
Allentown	$22,000	220
Scranton	$22,000	130
Harrisburg	$20,000	50
Lancaster	$21,000	40

Rhode Island

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Providence	$21,000	440

South Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Myrtle Beach	$19,000	150
Florence	$20,000	100
Charleston	$21,000	80
Spartanburg	$22,000	60

Tennessee

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Memphis	$23,000	520
Chattanooga	$21,000	160
Knoxville	$18,000	140
Johnson City	$21,000	90
Morristown	$17,000	90
Kingsport	$18,000	80

Texas

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Houston	$22,000	520
Dallas	$22,000	440
San Antonio	$22,000	340
Austin	$23,000	260
Mcallen	$23,000	170
Fort Worth	$21,000	60
Lubbock	$20,000	60
Corpus Christi	$22,000	60
Wichita Falls	$21,000	40

Utah

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Salt Lake City	$20,000	110

Vermont

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Burlington	$19,000	60

Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Richmond	$21,000	180
Roanoke	$24,000	110
Blacksburg	$20,000	50

Washington

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Seattle	$25,000	230
Bellingham	$22,000	50
Tacoma	$25,000	40
Mount Vernon	$23,000	40
Yakima	$24,000	40
Kennewick	$23,000	40

West Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Charleston	$18,000	160
Huntington	$19,000	140
Wheeling	$19,000	50
Morgantown	$21,000	50

Wisconsin

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Milwaukee	$17,000	70
Green Bay	$19,000	40

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